The royal palaces of Spain

Studies the eight royal palaces of Spain, the earliest, the Reales Alcázar of Sevilla, dates back to the 9th c. The most important of the palaces may be the El Escorial, constructed by Charles V and his son, Felipe II, as a monastery and imperial retreat from the turbulent world of 16th c. Spain. The other structures are the palaces of Madrid, El Pardo, Aranjuez, La Granja de San Ildefonso, Riofrío, and the Palace of La Almudaina in Palma de Mallorca. ;